Confronting Wing Chun Skeptisism

Vice.com's Fightland did a write up about the Youtube series "Wing Chun Blast". In it, Chunner and self-described "former street fighter" Danny Horgan sets out to do what few chunners are willing to: test their ****.

Just that what's left wouldn't be "wing chun" proper anymore. It might have some of the principles behind it but would look much like our current mma/kickboxing game.

I suppose so. In very video I've seen of chunners sparring (I've never had the pleasure of seeing it live), all the pseudo-scientific "theories", the talk of center lines and "sticks"... All that **** goes out the window, and you're left with kinda crappy kickboxing.

This could be interesting, but I confess to being a little underwhelmed by this first video. What really got tested here?

My thoughts exactly. They had their slappy hands match... OK. But then they just go into some compliant drills.
I think the problem could be that Danny Horgan is himself a wing chun practitioner. And one with significantly less experience in wing chun than the people he's testing. I would think that this would be better done by a more experienced fighter from a different MA... Oh wait, they already did that. His name was Royce Gracie and it was called the UFC. At least Dominick Izzo stresses physical fitness for his students. Isn't that why Philmoar quit the chun?